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My husband set up the computers used in our house. Can you tell I'm not computer savvy? What do I mean by 'set-up'? He got them working, basically. I have no idea how to do that. I just got an IPAD as a gift and he got that operable for me, too. I'm wondering, does this mean that he can access my email...basically eavesdrop on what I do online?

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Posted by yes
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Dec 12, 2010 at 7:40 pm

Anyone that has access to your computer and enough knowledge could easily see your email even if its somewhere like google. Heck he could even see this question to PAonline if he knew how.

Posted by Priscilla
a resident of Charleston Gardens
on Dec 13, 2010 at 8:57 am

Oh, I have tons of secrets. I'm worried. So how do I make it secure? I don't mean that I think he'll take my computer and forage around on it. I mean, can he, through his own computer see my stuff because he set mine up? I think you are all saying he can. How can I change that? Can I unregister my computer and then re-register it using my own passwords, etc.?

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